A male diver died after falling ill during a survey to search for the remains of victims of the 1942 underwater coal mine disaster off Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/08/japan/diver-dies-in-japan-underwater-mine-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #yamaguchi #coal #mining
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Snow is turning grey near the Afşin-Elbistan coal complex in #Türkiye.
If this is what coal does to snow, imagine what it does to your lungs and the air we all breathe.
Coal pollution releases tiny toxic particles that are among the worst for respiratory and heart health, especially for children and older people.
This region and its people deserve a green and just transition that protects their health and the land, water and air they depend on.
via Greenpeace Türkiye
Snow is turning grey near the Afşin-Elbistan coal complex in #Türkiye.
If this is what coal does to snow, imagine what it does to your lungs and the air we all breathe.
Coal pollution releases tiny toxic particles that are among the worst for respiratory and heart health, especially for children and older people.
This region and its people deserve a green and just transition that protects their health and the land, water and air they depend on.
via Greenpeace Türkiye
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Coal power is finally retreating in the world’s two largest markets. For the first time since 1973, both China and India saw coal generation drop in 2025 thanks to a relentless clean energy boom. We are witnessing the beginning of the end for the coal era.
#climateaction #renewables #coaldecline #cleanenergy #coal #fossilfuels
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/13/coal-power-generation-falls-china-india-since-1970s
Coal power is finally retreating in the world’s two largest markets. For the first time since 1973, both China and India saw coal generation drop in 2025 thanks to a relentless clean energy boom. We are witnessing the beginning of the end for the coal era.
#climateaction #renewables #coaldecline #cleanenergy #coal #fossilfuels
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/13/coal-power-generation-falls-china-india-since-1970s
#Solar #Coal #Energy #Australia
So while half the internet is screeching that renewables will leave us all sitting in the dark, Australia cops a 40c plus heat tsunami and guess what happens? Sweet FA. No grid collapse. No Mad Max blackout. No candles and baked beans. The system just… works.
And why? Because solar is doing the heavy lifting while the sun is trying to cook us like a sausage left on the barbie too long
This is the bit the coal huggers absolutely hate. (Continued)
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They knew. Australia's politicians absolutely knew back in 2005 how damaging #coal use was — and they didn’t tell us.
Even today, while some politicians still deny or downplay climate change and attack renewable energy, newly released documents show they were warned about the risks twenty years ago.
Cabinet papers reveal Alexander Downer warned of dire climate change outcomes in 2005
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/01/cabinet-papers-reveal-alexander-downer-warned-of-dire-climate-change-outcomes-in-2005
1/3 #ClimateChange
They knew. Australia's politicians absolutely knew back in 2005 how damaging #coal use was — and they didn’t tell us.
Even today, while some politicians still deny or downplay climate change and attack renewable energy, newly released documents show they were warned about the risks twenty years ago.
Cabinet papers reveal Alexander Downer warned of dire climate change outcomes in 2005
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/01/cabinet-papers-reveal-alexander-downer-warned-of-dire-climate-change-outcomes-in-2005
1/3 #ClimateChange
In 2025, overlooked climate challenges included the warming effects of reduced pollution, stalled progress in green hydrogen and rising financing costs for renewables. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/30/world/2025-bad-climate-news-you-missed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #climatechange #2025 #carbonemissions #fossilfuel #coal #renewables #greenhydrogen
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The Esztergom coal loader (Hungarian: Esztergomi szénrakodó) is a rusting relic located in the Danube River of Hungary.
Nearly 100 years old, this abandoned industrial structure once played a key role in Hungary’s coal distribution network.
Today it is a ramshackled hulk. A slowly disintegrating skeleton of concrete and rusted steel succumbing to time and the elements.
#Hungary #Coal #Mining #History #Abandoned #Rust #Ruins #Urbex #AbandonedPlaces
The Esztergom coal loader (Hungarian: Esztergomi szénrakodó) is a rusting relic located in the Danube River of Hungary.
Nearly 100 years old, this abandoned industrial structure once played a key role in Hungary’s coal distribution network.
Today it is a ramshackled hulk. A slowly disintegrating skeleton of concrete and rusted steel succumbing to time and the elements.
#Hungary #Coal #Mining #History #Abandoned #Rust #Ruins #Urbex #AbandonedPlaces
The Chinese government is facing the problem of dismantling a vast economic structure built to dig, distribute and burn coal — and with the question of what it does with the workers who once operated it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/15/china-coal-transition-costs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #china #coal #energy
A series of setbacks in Asia’s shift to cleaner energy is keeping coal in play in the top-consuming region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/12/10/energy/asia-high-coal-demand/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #energy #coal #environment #mining #utilities #batteries #renewables #artificialintelligence #datacenters #china #indonesia #india
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Rising Tide climate activists stop ships from entering world’s largest coal port - video https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/video/2025/dec/01/rising-tide-climate-activists-stop-ships-entering-worlds-largest-coal-port #NewcastleandtheHunter #Environmentalactivism #Australianpolitics #Climatecrisis #Greenpeace #Coal
Rising Tide climate activists stop ships from entering world’s largest coal port - video https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/video/2025/dec/01/rising-tide-climate-activists-stop-ships-entering-worlds-largest-coal-port #NewcastleandtheHunter #Environmentalactivism #Australianpolitics #Climatecrisis #Greenpeace #Coal
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#UN #climate talks fizzle out 10 yrs after #ParisAccord
Nearly 200 countries reached a weak agreement Saturday at the United Nations climate talks in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest. The deal represents a win for the #oil, #gas & #coal industries because it makes NO MENTION of curtailing the use of #FossilFuels, the main drivers of #ClimateChange.
Pathetic quitters
#UN #climate talks fizzle out 10 yrs after #ParisAccord
Nearly 200 countries reached a weak agreement Saturday at the United Nations climate talks in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest. The deal represents a win for the #oil, #gas & #coal industries because it makes NO MENTION of curtailing the use of #FossilFuels, the main drivers of #ClimateChange.
#Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio #Lula da Silva, with the support of about half the countries, had pushed for a road map for ending the use of #oil, #gas & #coal.
#Trump, who is withdrawing the #UnitedStates from the #ParisAgreement, refused to send negotiators to the event. Even without the Trump admin present to champion #FossilFuel interests, the measure faced stiff opposition.
Pathetic quitters
#UN #climate talks fizzle out 10 yrs after #ParisAccord
Nearly 200 countries reached a weak agreement Saturday at the United Nations climate talks in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest. The deal represents a win for the #oil, #gas & #coal industries because it makes NO MENTION of curtailing the use of #FossilFuels, the main drivers of #ClimateChange.